(a) Development affecting a coastal historic area shall avoid and otherwise minimize alteration or disturbance of the site unless the site's excavation will promote historical, archaeological, educational, or scientific understanding.
(b) The THC shall comply with the policies in this section when adopting rules and issuing permits under the Texas Natural Resources Code, Chapter 191, governing alteration of coastal historic areas. The THC shall comply with the policies in this section when issuing reviews under the National Historic Preservation Act, §106 (16 United States Code Annotated, §470f), and the regulations enacted pursuant thereto, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 63.

Source Note: The provisions of this §26.30 adopted to be effective October 6, 2004, 29 TexReg 9407; transferred effective December 1, 2022, as published in the Texas Register October 28, 2022, 47 TexReg 7301